● ○Academic SkillsⅡ

051-H-156

Building on the knowledge base and abilities acquired in Academic Skills I, this course will continue to develop students' reading and writing skills, this time with stronger emphases on reading longer, more sophisticated texts, on critical thinking about the texts and concepts therein, and on note taking. Vocabulary development will continue to be a focus, using the Academic Word List (AWL) as the corpus. In addition, more sophisticated research skills will be addressed to assist students in improving summarizing and paraphrasing skills, with the end goal of writing a referenced academic essay.

Continued development of effective reading skills, expansion of vocabulary and language usage, and training in writing for different academic purposes. Students will learn to write an academic essay.

1	Course orientation: Intro to course, learning journals, Grammarly and AWL review Chapter 6 (Business): Preview Chapter 6 - Reading 1 Learning journal entry (free writing) Chapter 6 Reading 2: Reading, note-taking, vocabulary and grammar work, discussion Intro to summary writing
2	Chapter 6 Reading 3: Reading, note-taking, vocabulary and grammar work, discussion Summary writing practice Outlining Writing 1 Chapter 6 Writing: Draft Peer edit
3	Chapter 6 Writing: Revising, editing Chapter 6 Review Chapter 6 Short test #1: Reading, writing, vocabulary Turn in Writing 1 Learning journal: Writing a response Intro to Chapter 8 (Public Speaking): Preview Chapter 8 - Reading 1
4	Chapter 8 Reading 2: Reading, note-taking, vocabulary and grammar work, discussion Intro to paraphrasing Chapter 8 Reading 3: Reading, note-taking, vocabulary and grammar work, discussion Paraphrasing practice Outlining Writing 2
5	Chapter 8 Writing: Draft Peer edit Chapter 8 Writing: Revising, editing Chapter 8 review
6	Chapter 8 Short test #2: Reading, writing, vocabulary Turn in Writing 2 Learning journal check Intro to Chapter 9 (Peace Studies): Preview Chapter 9 - Reading 1 Chapter 9 Reading 2: Reading, note-taking, vocabulary and grammar work, discussion Summary writing practice
7	Chapter 9 Reading 3: Reading, note-taking, vocabulary and grammar work, discussion Summary writing review Outlining Writing 3 Chapter 9 Writing: Draft Peer edit
8	Chapter 9 Writing: Revising, editing Chapter 9 review Chapter 9 Short test #3: Reading, writing, vocabulary Turn in Writing 3 Learning journal: Writing a response Chapter 10 (Urban Studies): Preview Chapter 10 - Reading 1
9	Chapter 10 Reading 2: Reading, note-taking, vocabulary and grammar work, discussion Chapter 10 Reading 3: Reading, note-taking, vocabulary and grammar work, discussion Reviewing essay writing Outlining Writing 4
10	Chapter 10 Writing: Draft Peer edit Chapter 10 Writing: Revising, editing Chapter 10 review
11	Chapter 10 Short test #4: Reading, writing, vocabulary Turn in Writing 4 Learning journal: Writing a response Additional reading and vocabulary work: Discussion
12	Preparing for essay writing: Review of summarizing, paraphrasing, writing with quotations, writing references and citations Final essay: Brainstorming, pre-drafting
13	Final essay: Peer edit Discussion Final essay: Revising
14	Final essay: Draft writing Turn in Final essay Course review and reflection Study plan for 2nd year: Preparing for social science lectures in English
15	Course consolidation

The schedule may change depending on the pace of the class.The instructor will keep you informed of any changes.

Students will be expected to do textbook activities (reading, vocabulary, grammar, writing). They will also be required to do any group-based tasks such as discussions and peer editing. Students will study, write, and polish their paragraph and essay writing skills.

There will be homework after each class: reading, internet research, writing, and reviewing. The time to complete homework will depend on each student. Please plan to spend up to one hour.

Short papers：30％（3 paragraphs which address various types of writing）

5-paragraph essay：10％（One 5-paragraphy essay）

Research paper：20％（2-3 page research paper (minimum 600 words) with references and citations）

Short tests：30％（4 unit review tests (reading, writing, and vocabulary) 2 vocabulary quizzes）

Learning journal：10％（Notebook in which students regularly record questions for the teacher, log new vocabulary, occasionally respond to a prompt (free writing)）

Kim Sanabria, Longman Academic Reading Series 2 (Chapter 6 & 8-10), Pearson, 2013, ISBN：9780132785822

Other resources: Moodle for homework submission
Grammarly (https://www.grammarly.com) for editing written work

English dictionary, English thesaurus (Recommendations will be provided by the instructor)
Academic word list (http://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/academicwordlist/)

Students must attend the first class or inform the instructor that they intend to take the class, have the textbook from Day 1 and be prepared for each lesson with their writing equipment and dictionary. Besides the text and notebook/loose-leaf paper, students should prepare a clear file (A4) for classwork and learning notebook for class reflection, writing responses, and recording new vocabulary.
Come to class on time with your textbook, learning journal, notebook/loose-leaf paper, laptop, dictionary, and pens or pencils. It is very important that you participate in class and communicate in English.
Late homework will, in principle, not be accepted. For the 4 writing assignments and final essay, 10% will be deducted for each day they are late.

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